Iorfa has made 93 appearances in the first team at Molineux since joining the club in January 2014, but he has fallen down the pecking order over the past 12 months, which further necessitated his decision to embark on loan deal.

New head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has brought in a number of defensive signings since his arrival in the West Midlands and with the 22-year-old having only been used as backup under Paul Lambert, he was soon at risk of being allowed to leave the club.

The England Under-21 international was a late substitute in his nation’s semi-final defeat to Germany at Under-21 Euro 2017, but he has returned from a short break to pass a medical with the Tractor Boys.